Brett Family Christmas 2008 by Lauren Rhea!

Busy. Busy. Busy. Last year during Christmas the twins slept through most of the gift opening at both of our parents houses but this year was a different story. They were full speed ahead! For weeks it had been "no no" to touch the tree and the presents but all of a sudden it was time. They really didn't understand what was going on but they knew it was a lot of fun! The light finally came on for Caden when we tossed a present in his direction and it made a really cool sound. He had the present open all on his own a few moments after that :)
Caden and Elizabeth would open a present, see what it was, and run off and play. They had a really big Christmas! A lot of money was spent on all the really cool toys (thank you) but one that brought more laughs was a balloon from the dollar store. (Do you remember the big balloons that had the big rubber band that you can bounce the balloon on your hand? That is the one they have had a lot of fun with until they popped.)
They experienced a lot of new things from a cookie swap (yum yum), Christmas Eve service (the first time they sat in a church service and did really well), learning how to ride a sheep rocker (a stuffed one in the living room which they could get moving), a trip to Wild Adventures (a theme park- where there are a lot of rides and animals; they played peek-a-boo- with a giraffe that kept walking into his house and then back out), they saw a live nativity story which included animals, played outside and loved every moment, and loved seeing family and friends. It was a GREAT Christmas and they enjoyed every moment. THANK YOU to all who made it a wonderful Christmas!!!
We are now back home with most of the toys unpacked. Some are still pack up but will soon be rotated out to give them a new surprise. They are talking constantly and a new word comes every day or two. The doctor said they have to be fattened up so they are really enjoying the ice cream and cookies. Well mommy better go and get the house picked up while the little ones are asleep. So good bye for now :)